Veterans Day ceremonies set Sunday at Legion post

Wednesday

Nov 7, 2012 at 7:28 PMNov 7, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Ceremonnies at 10:15 a.m. at Legion post

The annual Veterans Day observance will begin at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at Roy C. Pettitt American Legion Post 31, 1509 Railroad Ave.Since Veterans Day falls on a Sunday, the Wethersfield High School band, which ordinarily would provide music for the ceremonies, will not perform so that the band members may attend church services. Therefore, taped patriotic music will be played.Mass colors with the Kewanee Veterans Council color guard will open the ceremonies, and master of ceremonies Jerry Thompson will introduce the Rev. Dan Craig to sing the national anthem and give the invocation. All will recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and Don Fortman will conduct the POW-MIA service.After another musical selection, dignitaries attending the ceremonies will be introduced: Mayor Bruce Tossell, Councilmen Duane Gillespie, Bob Kuntz, Mike Yaklich and Andy Koehler and City Manager Kip Spear.Also to be introduced are leaders of local veterans organizations: Legion Post 31 Commander and Kewanee Veterans Council Commander Walt Kubiak, VFW Post 8078 Commander Mike Fleming, Marine Corps League Commander Mick Ptasnik, and Jim Thurman and Bob DeKeyser, service officer and chaplain of the Veterans Council. Also, Post 31 Poppy Girl Madison Kubiak, VFW Poppy Girl Ava Frakes and Poppy Boy Tanner Brassel, Legion Auxili-ary President Wanda Thompson and VFW Auxiliary President Deborah Simaytis.Speakers for the day will be Kewanee High School student Johnny Williams and Wethersfield High School student Katiria Diaz.The Veterans Council firing squad will close the ceremonies with a volley, followed by Taps played by Jared Smith.An open house at the Legion post, served by the Legion and VFW auxiliaries, will follow the ceremonies.